Defending 3-A state champion at 132 pounds, Western Harnett’s Will Lewis, the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference Wrestler of the Year, is one of five nominees for HighSchoolOT's Wrestler of the Year. ... Matthew Barefoot (Midway, Campbell) went 3-for-4 with two RBIs for...

Campbell president Dr. Brad Creed will serve as president of the Big South Conference through the 2022-23 school year. ... Hobbton took a 7-2 baseball win at Neuse Charter on Tuesday as Richard Warren went 3-for-4 with three RBIs. Daniel Britt pitched four and...

Former Cape Fear Christian Academy coach Lee Cumbie Jr. passed away on Memorial Day at age 60 after a battle with leukemia. ... All-state softball selection Rhyleigh Horne of CFCA will be playing in the State Games on June 22-24. ... Zach Neto and Grant Harris hit...

Bryce Arnold, Zach Neto, Spencer Packard and Grant Harris hit home runs for Campbell in a 16-13 win over Samford in an NCAA Tournament elimination game on Saturday at Mississippi State. ... N.C. State took an 8-3 win over host Louisiana Tech to improve to 2-0 in...

Western Harnett bounced back from a 2-0 loss at Lee County on Wednesday to take a 10-0 Tri-County Six 3-A Conference baseball win over the visiting Yellow Jackets on Friday. Sophomore Ian Bristow had two hits and two RBIs for the Eagles. Soph Zack Hooper allowed two...

The Campbell baseball team has received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Camels (35-16) are the No. 3 seed in the regional hosted by Mississippi State and will play Virginia Commonwealth on Friday at 8 p.m. ... East Carolina (41-15) is the No. 1 seed for...

Happy Memorial Day! ... Duke won its first ACC baseball championship since 1961 on Sunday with a 1-0 victory over N.C. State in Charlotte. ... The NCAA baseball tournament selection show is today (ESPN2, noon). ... Matthew Barefoot (Midway, Campbell) hit a home run...

Pat McGrath went 3-for-3 with two RBIs and two runs for Western Harnett on Saturday night in an 11-10 win over visiting Triton. Nate Jolley had two hits and two RBIs for the Eagles as they improved to 4-2 in the Tri-County Six 3-A Conference. ... Athanas Kioko of...

Matthew Barefoot (Midway, Campbell) went 2-for-3 and scored two runs for the Asheville Tourists on Friday night in a 9-7 win over visiting Bowling Green. ... Wilson Raynor (Triton, East Carolina) has been on the umpiring crew for the Colonial Athletic Association...

Presbyterian starter Charlie McDaniel kept Campbell hitless for five and two-thirds innings on Thursday and the Blue Hose never trailed in a 7-2 win in the first round of the Big South Conference baseball tournament in Fayetteville. The Camels face USC Upstate in an...

Tyler Godwin of Midway has been named a recipient of the Heart of a Champion award by the NCHSAA. ... Top-seeded Campbell begins play in the Big South Conference baseball tournament today (ESPN3, 3 p.m.) against Presbyterian. Gardner-Webb takes on South Carolina...

Campbell was presented the George F. "Buddy" Sasser Cup on Tuesday night, recognizing the Camels as the top overall sports program in the Big South Conference for 2020-21. ... Zach Tenuta has been named football coach at Western Harnett. Tenuta has been defensive...